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Wadu436
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So i got a new ssd, and when i went to install it, i noticed i only had 2 sata 3 cables, both of them plugged in. So im getting a sata 2 cable tomorrow (my mobo only supports 2 sata 3 connections), but my question is, should i put the sata 2 in my hard drive or in my dvd reader? I dont know what dvd reader i have but this is my hdd: wd 5000aaks. I dont know if the hdd only supports sata 3 or also sata 2 so thats why i came here to ask

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So i got a new ssd, and when i went to install it, i noticed i only had 2 sata 3 cables, both of them plugged in. So im getting a sata 2 cable tomorrow (my mobo only supports 2 sata 3 connections), but my question is, should i put the sata 2 in my hard drive or in my dvd reader? I dont know what dvd reader i have but this is my hdd: wd 5000aaks. I dont know if the hdd only supports sata 3 or also sata 2 so thats why i came here to ask

i would put sata 3 on the ssds and sata two on the hdd and on the cd drive if you dont have another sata 2 than i would put the sata 1 on the cd drive

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Put the sata 2 on the DVD drive, if you plug a dvd drive into sata 3 the speed increment is close to nothing.

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I only have 1 ssd

than 1 put the slowest on the cd drive and the fastast on the ssd

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All sata cables are the same. There are no SATA2 vs SATA3 cables. The only difference is that your PLUGS on your motherboard are sata 2 or 3. So it doesn't matter what cable you use where. Just make sure to plug the CD drive into the sata 2 port, and HDD+SSD in sata 3 ports.

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Put the sata 2 on the DVD drive, if you plug a dvd drive into sata 3 the speed increment is close to nothing.

than 1 put the slowest on the cd drive and the fastast on the ssd

Thanks :D i will get a sata 2 tomorrow for the dvd drive. Is there any bios setup needed for it?
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Thanks :D i will get a sata 2 tomorrow for the dvd drive. Is there any bios setup needed for it?

its the same cable, what changes is the port you plug it into your board

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